tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955844379699946887.post7926757840446153057..comments2024-03-13T16:33:53.563+00:00Comments on <b>Dr Tony Shaw</b><br>: Richmal Crompton in BuryDr Tony Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565448709541046337noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955844379699946887.post-6618919151960963782018-05-07T15:37:33.259+01:002018-05-07T15:37:33.259+01:00Infinitely more interesting than that of those who...<b>Infinitely more interesting than that of those who make mindless comments.</b>Dr Tony Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565448709541046337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955844379699946887.post-41838636747261268102018-05-07T08:15:22.144+01:002018-05-07T08:15:22.144+01:00How dull your life must be.. How dull your life must be.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906176557668273780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955844379699946887.post-74349007633104667382018-03-30T20:51:01.431+01:002018-03-30T20:51:01.431+01:00But I'm talking about today, not yesterday. To...<b>But I'm talking about today, not yesterday. Today the '-ess' suffix is just embarrassing because it suggests inferiority, and of course the years 1946-56 were a long time away even from equal pay. Equal language leads to equal treatment. Also, I would certainly never use the word 'lady', which I find equally embarrassing because of its classist connotations.</b>Dr Tony Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565448709541046337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955844379699946887.post-49680967191456449612018-03-30T18:53:32.242+01:002018-03-30T18:53:32.242+01:00The occupation of "authoress" ( as well ...The occupation of "authoress" ( as well as actress") was the accepted grammatical female form of actor, well into the twentieth century if not even the second half.<br /><br />When I was at school (1948-1956) almost every male occupation had a feminine noun to describe a woman performing that job eg. bus conductress etc. So your comment of "embarrassing condescension" is as far fro the mark as it could be. In my mind still, ladies who act are actresses and ladies who write books are authoressesian williamsnoreply@blogger.com